freedom train productions

	Fire! New Play Festival 2009 New Work in Development That Matters. Wednesdays and Thursdays @ 730PM in August! @ South Oxford Space 138 South Oxford Street in Ft Greene, Brooklyn [Directions] Produced by Freedom Train Productions, Fire! New Play Festival 2009 presents new political theatre featuring black queer protagonists. The work collectively covers a spectrum of human struggle and culture. Major funders include The Union Square Arts Awards, a project of the Tides Foundation, Stonewall Community Foundation, and S/HEROES FOR THE FUTURE. StoryCorps Listening Salon @ 7PM Performance @ 730PM $5 Suggested Donation AUGUST 5-6, 2009 @ 730PM: Bring the Beat Back: An Apocalyptist Episode by Derek Lee McPhatter The Beat is your last best hope for salvation. AUGUST 12-13, 2009 @ 730PM: Woman to Woman by Ayanna Maia Black women loving black women is a revolutionary act. AUGUST 19-20, 2009 @ 730PM: Dirty Little Black Girls by Patricia Ione Lloyd Rebel domestic workers put their Park Slope employers on notice. In Derek's nod to PFUNK and vogue culture, Bring the Beat Back, Tru Believers know the Musicship Megarhythmic is on its way to save them from the End of the World, but you can’t get on if you can’t get down, and somebody done stole the beat. With Woman to Woman, Ayanna pointedly uses the relationship of a plus-sized actress and a retired drag king to argue that love between black women is a political cause for us all to rally around. And finally, the women of color in Ione's dark comedy are sexy, tattooed, and rebellious smart stuffs -- all provocative tropes that the domestic workers of Dirty Little Black Girls embrace and challenge. Ayanna, Derek, and Ione are all resident playwrights at Freedom Train Productions. Offstage Forums 2009, critical discussions inspired by their current work in development, preceded the performances. In August Artistic & Managing Director Andre Lancaster released a festival statement around the state of artist economies. + Facebook + Freedom Now! home } upcoming work } fire! new play festival 2009 }